Queens Of The Stone Age End ‘Catacombs’ Tour With Emotional Royal Albert Hall Show Featuring Matt Berry
Queens Of The Stone Age brought their UK adn European ‘catacombs’ tour to an end with a breathtaking show at London’s Royal Albert Hall last night (Wednesday October 29) – airing new material and performing with Matt Berry during a stripped-back and emotional set. Check out photos, footage, the setlist and more below.
In keeping with the spirit of their recent live concert film, documentary and live album ‘Alive In The Catacombs’, Josh Homme and co delivered a much more stripped-back affair than their usual hard rock bluster.
Split into three sets, the first part saw the band recreate the sonics and intimate aesthetic of their Paris Catacombs performance, as the show rolled on by inviting a string section to the stage and gradually blossoming into a more full-band affair that drew on the band’s more soulful, sideways and esoteric material.
Miles Kane, Graham Norton and Bad Seeds icon Warren Ellis were in the audience, as well Homme’s parents.
“What an honor and a privilege and a joy it is to see you,” said Homme, addressing the sold out auditorium.
“When I bought the music business with my dad’s money, I knew it was gonna be a tough time,” joked the frontman about his humble desert beginnings, before paying tribute to his parents in the crowd. “Don’t point them out,they might have a heart attack.”
Homme continued: “They done good as life is a chaotic, difficult holy shit of ‘what the fuck just happened?’ You don’t have go be afraid when you’re alone because honestly it’s too fucking late, and there’s a comfort in that.”
New Music Friday: october 30, 2025
This week delivers a diverse range of new music, spanning genres from electronic to pop and beyond. Here’s a quick rundown of some notable releases:
Andrew trendell (@andrewtrendell) highlighted several new tracks on October 30, 2025.
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